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One way U.S. government development agencies can move toward a 21st century development model that involves a more strategic relationship with business is by strengthening development finance tools. While these tools were adequate for a time when foreign assistance was a straightforward relationship between governments, they have yet to catch up to take full advantage [...]
On November 1, CSIS hosted a launch event for the release of their report “Seizing the Opportunity in Public-Private Partnerships” by Dan Runde and Holly Wise. The event featured IGD Leadership Council members E. Neville Isdell, Former Chairman & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company and Henrietta H. Fore, Former Director, U.S. Foreign Assistance and Former Administrator, [...]
As part of USAID’s Partnership Forum on The Strategic Value of Connecting Business and Development held October 20th, IGD co-sponsored the lunch event, at which Administrator Raj Shah gave the keynote address entitled “Embracing the Role of the Private Sector in Development.” The speech signaled that in the same way companies are making development part of their core [...]
Following the Frontier 100 Forum in New York City, IGD organized meetings for interested CEOs with a number of U.S. government agencies focused on increased investment and economic development in Africa. The purpose of the meetings was to generate increased awareness of major U.S. government development initiatives that stimulate private sector activity in Africa as well as the availability [...]
As a complement to IGD’s Frontier 100, we are launching a new network, Development Partners, which consists of executives with business interests in frontier markets who are committed to advancing more private sector-oriented U.S. global development strategies. The group has three objectives: • Serve as a forum for companies to share knowledge about partnering for development [...]
Congressman Adam Smith and Paul Weisenfeld, Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Food Security, USAID joined IGD partners and supporters in Seattle on August 31 for a discussion on promoting economic growth by engaging the business sector in U.S. global development policy. The conversation addressed the challenge of defining the intersection of development and business [...]
A top priority for IGD this year is monitoring the implementation of the new global development policy announced by President Obama last September and reinforced by the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) findings released by Secretary Clinton in December. In January, USAID Administrator Raj Shah gave a major address on reforms that his agency [...]
